Kamal Thapa may rejoin Rana Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 4:Former general secretary of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Kamal Thapa, might “come back” to the mainstream following his dissatisfaction over the appointments in the committees of the breakaway... Travel 05 Jan, 2005
RPP calls for all-party local bodies Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 3:The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) today demanded immediate formation of local bodies on the basis of all-party representation.Following severe criticism for its “ineffective” role in government from... Travel 04 Jan, 2005
Farcical amnesia The Rastriya Prajatantra Party’s (RPP’s) proposal to tell the government that the constituents of the ruling coalition must share a common agenda is an indirect admission by the Party about the unilateralism prevailing in the alliance. It is a... 03 Jan, 2005
Coalition partners should have common agenda: RPP Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 2:The Rastriya Prajatantra Party intends to tell the government in categorically that its constituent elements must share a common agenda if the current government is to achieve the task of holding peace talks... Horoscopes 03 Jan, 2005
RPP to warn leaders against desertion Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 1:The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) is likely to issue a “strong appeal” to its leaders and cadres not to join the faction led by Surya Bahadur Thapa during the central working committee meet, which... Travel 02 Jan, 2005
ONCE-OVER Maoists plant bombSURKHET: Maoists planted a bomb on the premises of Shiva Secondary School, Latikoili, on Friday. Security forces were informed after the guard, Roshan Chaudhary, noticed a bomb at the headmaster’s office gate at 6:00 am, said Rishi... Travel 01 Jan, 2005
Political crisis Options before the King Aditya Man Shrestha What next? Who next? That is the question thrown up by the resignation of Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa. The answer is wide open and will remain so for a week or so. It is clear that the Maoists remain where they are and the... 05 Nov, 2004
LETTERS Election for democracy In a sense this is related with Aditya Man’s rticle “Politics of brinkmanship” published in THT on May 6. Indeed, political parties mostly failed to articulate programmes and platforms and to attract supporters. In most... 05 Oct, 2004
Patchwork won’t do Peace is receiving lip-service from the contending political forces in the country. Each side is tirelessly talking of finding a peaceful solution to the Maoist issue, accusing the other side of using the civil war as a means of pushing for their... 05 Jul, 2004
No party time As soon as Sher Bahadur Deuba was appointed Prime Minister on June 2, parties such as the CPN-UML and the RPP had responded positively, indicating their willingness to participate in the government. But now, nearly four weeks after that, things seem... 27 Jun, 2004
Leader warns of split in RPP Ishwar KhanalKathmandu, June 23:The wranglings in the RPP may lead to a party split if the peace-making bid by its president Pashupati SJB Rana does not succeed. A senior leader of the RPP said today that there were chances of split in the party if the... Travel 24 Jun, 2004
Uncalled-for delay It is a shame on the constitutional political forces that they have failed miserably to form an all-party government for the past 21 months. Lokendra Bahadur Chand and Surya Bahadur Thapa had received clear directives from King Gyanendra to form such a... 24 Jun, 2004
